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Qatar should be stripped of the right to host the World Cup. This is a statement that, unless you are on the senior payroll of FIFA or a Qatari official, not too many people would disagree with. There are three key reasons why Qatar should be stripped of the World Cup. I’ll list them, but […]

The fifth Test starts tomorrow. It is Australia’s last chance to salvage something better than a draw in this series. Surely, the 3-0 score may flatter England a little bit at the moment, considering they got out of gaol in the third Test, and just got over the line in the first, but there is […]

James Sutherland should resign. The sacking of Mickey Arthur should be, to paraphrase Michael Clarke, the straw that breaks the camel’s back. I’m not saying that Arthur should still be coach. He shouldn’t be. But you have to ask why this has happened. Who is responsible for another debacle? Sutherland has to be held accountable […]

Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan are idiots. Complete idiots. Who told them that “yes, you two should definitely reunite again on the town on a Sunday night, nothing possibly would go wrong”? What on earth were they thinking? There is no question that Ferguson is going to deserve any punishment that the NRL give out […]

You have to really applaud Melbourne. It takes a special type of ineptitude to make sure that a team so so rubbish can fill more column space than teams at the top of the ladder. It was no surprise that Melbourne would lose to Fremantle. Statistics, logic, instinct and your gut just knew it would […]

Another week, another loss. And this time it was a big one. Whoever said that GWS were not going to suffer the big losses of last year were wrong. It’s just that GWS haven’t really played the big boys of the competition yet until the past two weeks. Yes, they really scared Essendon for a […]

The Suns certainly aren't quite the team they are with G Ablett at the helm. But I think you are being a touch harsh Cam. While the history books show that the Suns have never won without Ablett, the history books also fail to note that Ablett barely played the Collingwood game, and the Suns got up.
I'm inclined to explore whether there other factors at play here? Is this just a team - a young team at that - that has just run out of puff towards the end of the season? And that possibly the Suns were in hindsight, never really going to be finals bound this year, but can continue to climb the ladder next season? Fade outs are a common theme in transitional/emerging teams.
Port Adelaide have faded the past month. Collingwood have really faded the past month. Essendon used to turn end of season fade outs into a yearly ritual.
What I will concede though is that the Suns have looked flat out uncompetitive without Ablett the past two weeks.
I'm going to give the Suns the benefit of the doubt for another week.

Hmm, I partially agree Cam.
Yes, the AFL should be applauded for at least trying. If the biggest rivalry in the game won't pull in the crowds, nothing will. Shame it didn't work, but at least we know now.
But fans must come first. Always. The AFL has forgotten them this year. The big marquee games should be put on at the ideal times to maximise attendance, not just for the game itself but as an advertising tool for the code. If you are trying to promote your game to a larger market, you'll do a much better job with images of 80,000 screaming fans in a packed stadium rather than 40,000 echoing in an empty one.